Life is busy and time is a valuable resource. But the more hurried we are the more stressed we are. There's one simple act that will help.

Maybe you've dreamed about how happy you'd be winning the lottery. Not so fast... Research shows that material possessions and financial gains only give us a temporary boost in happiness.

A small act of kindness can set off a chain of significant events. The things that change the world are the tiny things.

We are all change makers. Thanks to emotional contagion and mirror neurons, what happens inside us happens between us.

There is no better way to escape our own than by tuning into someone else’s drama. But there is science behind why we love reality TV.

Thanks to a small town of Italian immigrants, we've learned that belonging and a shared purpose contribute are sound predictors of health.

There is a vast body of research exploring what makes us happy and identifying key elements that are scientifically linked to happiness.

The Ben Franklin effect is a psychological finding that when someone does us a favor they tend to view us more favorably.

At a time when everything feels upside down, we're more disconnected than ever. Times like these we need to connected the most.

Constructive criticism can prevent us from making mistakes in the present. But without positive feedback longterm improvement isn't likely.

In a dog-eat-dog world that seems pretty mean these days, there are some brain-based reasons to show a little more kindness.

With Americans more physically isolated now because of coronavirus stay-at-home orders, loneliness is the second pandemic.

It’s hard to keep going when our brains are constantly pumping out stress hormones and on high alert.

The irony of social media lies in the illusion of connection. We look to technology to engage with others and that same technology makes it